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the white house is currently energy syria, boots on the ground, u.s. troops, not one of those options, how surprised are you by that? >> not surprised given the administration's incredible caution. i applaud that we don't want another iraq. we have to act. the syrian opposition is begging for weaponry. assad is wing, broken the blockade of a few bases and the world sort of weight, more moderate members of the foreign army, general broke want al qaeda-aligned jihadist rebels. he says he has more secular forces and begging us for simple things, one way to start if we art rebels, millen anti-tank missiles, they can taken out syrian armor. the fear would be someday they might be used against israeli forces but not talking anti-aircraft missile this is not sophisticate bud could make a difference, i think. i was speaking with someone yesterday and they said this is specifically the kind of weapon we want. very effective against armor. >> what's it called again? >> the millen anti-tank missile. >> the millen anti-tank missile. >> they have small arms, but yo
the white house is currently energy syria, boots on the ground, u.s. troops, not one of those options, how surprised are you by that? >> not surprised given the administration's incredible caution. i applaud that we don't want another iraq. we have to act. the syrian opposition is begging for weaponry. assad is wing, broken the blockade of a few bases and the world sort of weight, more moderate members of the foreign army, general broke want al qaeda-aligned jihadist rebels. he says he...
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followed by an update on the situation in syria with jeffrey white. peter settled joins us. tweets,h your calls, and e-mails at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. the national rifle association held its annual meeting this weekend in houston tx. we will show you some of the featured speakers, including wayne lapierre, nra ceo. 8:35 eastern here on c-span. the anti-defamation league hosted its centennial summit last week in washington. keynote speaker talked about counter-terrorism efforts, i ran bang pots nuclear program, and syria. this is half an hour. >> pan am flight 103, munich twin towers and the pentagon, a move by, tokyo subway, the london underground, the images of two terrorist attacks are seared in our minds and the mere mention of those words and those places fill us with anger and sorrow. and now, unfortunately, boston gets added to that list. our hearts go out to the families and friends of those who were killed and our prayers for healing go to the wounded. boston is strong, indeed. this morninge knowing full well that no country, no city is immune from terrorist ex
followed by an update on the situation in syria with jeffrey white. peter settled joins us. tweets,h your calls, and e-mails at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. the national rifle association held its annual meeting this weekend in houston tx. we will show you some of the featured speakers, including wayne lapierre, nra ceo. 8:35 eastern here on c-span. the anti-defamation league hosted its centennial summit last week in washington. keynote speaker talked about counter-terrorism efforts, i ran bang...
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but don't put anything past this white house. >> worked for bloomberg. >> that guy, too. >> i'm getting it, i'm getting it. >> baker, you said if one of the detainees dies from the hunger strike, it will be the red line for obama. so it won't make a difference? >> exactly. nothing will change. >> greg, you said we don't try enemy combatants until the war is over. so never? >> terror is an endless war. they chose that war and the battlefield is earth. >> a great movie, by the way. very underrated movie that taught me a lot about various religious principles. >> that it did. i saw it three times with my good friend kirsty. she ate six buckets of popcorn. >> no gays in it at all. that should make you happy, andy. ho homophobe. >>> coming up, bring me a higher love. something steve ducey whispered to me today. and why did a dude on a date make a menu for the story that president obama doesn't want you to hear? [ male announcer ] susan writes children's books. when she's happy, she writes about bunnies. when she's sad, she writes about goblins. [ balloon pops, goblin growling ] she wrote a l
but don't put anything past this white house. >> worked for bloomberg. >> that guy, too. >> i'm getting it, i'm getting it. >> baker, you said if one of the detainees dies from the hunger strike, it will be the red line for obama. so it won't make a difference? >> exactly. nothing will change. >> greg, you said we don't try enemy combatants until the war is over. so never? >> terror is an endless war. they chose that war and the battlefield is earth....
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. >> a lot of women on the reproductive issue are not at all happy with what the white house has done. a tough issue. the morning after pill counter manneding the fda. >> and as we, i always want to step back here and think about what president obama has done in opening up health care options for women in this country. the fact that the health care reform came through not only ensuring that i as a woman was not a preexisting condition but covering birth control for millions and millions of women in this country is a fantastic thing. i'm glad we're having this conversation. these are conversations we need to be having in this country. and i certainly hope at the end of the day to be quite honest, that science will overrule politics here. but i think a conversation we should be having and i think we have to keep pushing the envelope. >> madam president, thank you very much. ...so you say men are superior drivers? yeah? then how'd i get this... [ voice of dennis ] ...safe driving bonus check? every six months without an accident, allstate sends a check. silence. are you in good hands? wh
. >> a lot of women on the reproductive issue are not at all happy with what the white house has done. a tough issue. the morning after pill counter manneding the fda. >> and as we, i always want to step back here and think about what president obama has done in opening up health care options for women in this country. the fact that the health care reform came through not only ensuring that i as a woman was not a preexisting condition but covering birth control for millions and...
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you need to know this on tuesday president obama told reporters at a white house press conference that he wants to close down the gauntlet of all bay detention center. the mo is not necessary to keep america safe. it is expensive it is inefficient. is. hurts us in terms of our international standing it lessens cooperation with our allies on counterterrorism efforts it is a recruitment tool for extremists. it needs to be close while national media outlets have mainly focused on the political implications of the president's plan is more of a story than just whether or not the president will be able to get congressional republicans to work with the real story of the guantanamo bay prison and disastrous impact on public policy and human dignity is in the numbers. taylor this. info graphic put out by the a.c.l.u. seven hundred seventy nine prisoners have been detained to get mo since january eleventh two thousand and two one hundred sixty six were imprisoned as of january two thousand and thirteen eighty six were cleared for release back in two thousand and nine but there are still and get
you need to know this on tuesday president obama told reporters at a white house press conference that he wants to close down the gauntlet of all bay detention center. the mo is not necessary to keep america safe. it is expensive it is inefficient. is. hurts us in terms of our international standing it lessens cooperation with our allies on counterterrorism efforts it is a recruitment tool for extremists. it needs to be close while national media outlets have mainly focused on the political...
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president obama arriving in mexico city to talk immigration reform tonight, as we confirm a surprising number -- how many undocumented immigrants in america have decided to return to mexico. abc's white house correspondent, jim avila, in mexico. >> reporter: footsteps echo through a nearly empty, northern mexico village. expensive homes bolted shut. block after block of shuttered doors in el cargadero, their absentee owners working hundreds of miles away. so where is everybody? >> mostly they're in california. i would say 2/3 of the people from here, they reside in southern california. >> reporter: but now many mexicans, who desperately crossed the northern border for work, are coming home, chased away, not by the fear of deportation, but by u.s. unemployment. >> when the economy started going down, it was hard, especially my work. >> reporter: erika felix, coming home after working illegally for nine years in the united states, hiding in the shadows. >> you're always in fear, you know? >> reporter: a surprising trend so strong, yet often lost in the border security debate. now, migrat
president obama arriving in mexico city to talk immigration reform tonight, as we confirm a surprising number -- how many undocumented immigrants in america have decided to return to mexico. abc's white house correspondent, jim avila, in mexico. >> reporter: footsteps echo through a nearly empty, northern mexico village. expensive homes bolted shut. block after block of shuttered doors in el cargadero, their absentee owners working hundreds of miles away. so where is everybody? >>...
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president obama made his announcement in the white house rose garden just before leaving for mexico and costa rica. he's on a three-day trip to highlight the immigration bill moving through congress. the president is scheduled to arrive in mexico city this afternoon for meetings with president nieto and will cover a joint press conference with the two later date at 5:10 pm eastern. which we will have live over on c-span. [inaudible conversations] >> [inaudible conversations] >> [inaudible conversations] >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome -- [inaudible] ♪ [applause] >> thanks very much. as we get started at our keynote luncheon i would first like to start by thanking very much george and his team from jpmorgan for a wonderful lunch. can you please join me in a round of applause. thank you, jpmorgan. [applause] i would also like to recognize all members of the gmm planning committee. they did a fabulous job in helping put this conference together but i would also like, i would like to ask them to stem but i also want the ici stafa does such a wonderful job putting on this conferenc
president obama made his announcement in the white house rose garden just before leaving for mexico and costa rica. he's on a three-day trip to highlight the immigration bill moving through congress. the president is scheduled to arrive in mexico city this afternoon for meetings with president nieto and will cover a joint press conference with the two later date at 5:10 pm eastern. which we will have live over on c-span. [inaudible conversations] >> [inaudible conversations] >>...
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senior white house officials say the u.s. is considering sending weapons to rebel fighters. a move seen as a serious escalation and one that president obama rejected last year. >>> all right. now to the legal battle over the morning after pill. the justice department says a new york judge overstepped his bounds when he ordered all age restrictions on the pill lifted. now the government is appealing the judge's order and arguing his decision should be suspended for now. >> many of us are finally enjoying some ideal springtime weather. others are digging out their cars from deep snow. take a look at fort collins, colorado. the snow is so heavy and wet, it is snapping tree branches. as much as 20 inches fell in some spots. extending from the rockies well into the midwest. meanwhile in southern california, strong winds are pushing a wildfire that forced some people from their homes. it has burned some 3,000 acres already along with at least one home and several vehicles. one firefighter has been injured battling this blaze. it is unclear how it started and officials are not sayi
senior white house officials say the u.s. is considering sending weapons to rebel fighters. a move seen as a serious escalation and one that president obama rejected last year. >>> all right. now to the legal battle over the morning after pill. the justice department says a new york judge overstepped his bounds when he ordered all age restrictions on the pill lifted. now the government is appealing the judge's order and arguing his decision should be suspended for now. >> many of...
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president obama says the facility should be closed and that congress wouldn't let it happen. but he promised to revisit the issue. here is what the president said at the white house yesterday. >> i think it's critical for us to understand that guantanamo is not necessary to keep america safe. it is expensive. it is inefficient. it hurts us in terms of our international standing. it lessens cooperation with our allies on counter terrorism efforts. it is a recruitment tool for extremists, it needs to be closed. >> he also said that, of course, during his re-election campaign. and it hasn't happened so far. >> i'd like to see him make a more forceful case here. a little more lurid language. >> it's really bad, yesterday he said i don't want these individuals to die. to that end there are some 25 and counting prisoners on hunger strike who have been designated to be force fed. >> it's actually like 100. >> it is more than that, but 25 or so are being force fed. the way it was described to me, by lawyers and by medical experts, is that they are strapped down to a chair, forcibly s
president obama says the facility should be closed and that congress wouldn't let it happen. but he promised to revisit the issue. here is what the president said at the white house yesterday. >> i think it's critical for us to understand that guantanamo is not necessary to keep america safe. it is expensive. it is inefficient. it hurts us in terms of our international standing. it lessens cooperation with our allies on counter terrorism efforts. it is a recruitment tool for extremists,...
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speaking at a white house news conference, obama called the indefinite imprisonment of over 100 people unsustainable, but defended the ongoing force feeding of those on a hunger strike to win their freedom. >> the idea we would still a group ofrever individuals who have not been tried, that is contrary to who we are, contrary to our interests and it needs to stop. i am going to go back at it because i think it is important. >> are you going to continue force feeding these individuals? >> i do not want them to die. the pentagon is trying to manage the situation as best they can, but i think all of us should reflect on why exactly are we doing this? why are we doing this? >> in a statement, a group representing guantanamo bay prisoners welcome to obama's closure pledged but urged him to take immediate action the center for constitutional rights said obama should immediately released 86 people already cleared for transfer and lift his self-imposed moratorium on returning yemeni nationals to their home country. we will speak with the center for constitutional rights after headlines. the ob
speaking at a white house news conference, obama called the indefinite imprisonment of over 100 people unsustainable, but defended the ongoing force feeding of those on a hunger strike to win their freedom. >> the idea we would still a group ofrever individuals who have not been tried, that is contrary to who we are, contrary to our interests and it needs to stop. i am going to go back at it because i think it is important. >> are you going to continue force feeding these...
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the obama administration -- i know they are working with this inside the white house to do a better job explaining the legality of the program, who they are targeting, why it is lawful, and why the rest of the world should in fact agree with what they are doing. in a moment i would be happy to get into the more of the legal details, but that is where we are right now. >> thanks, john. >> thanks, mike, and thank you very much to the bipartisan policy center for having this event and inviting me. let me start out in the spirit of the center with agreeing with a lot of what john bellinger has said. the targeted killing program has profoundly important legal and policy questions, and the debate is crippled because we do not actually have a lot of the information that we need in order to determine the full extent of where the program is being carried out, how, against two, with what investigation, and what measures to prevent harm to civilians. let me also start out with another point of agreement. often a straw man is created, the idea that -- as a legal matter, i don't think drones are per
the obama administration -- i know they are working with this inside the white house to do a better job explaining the legality of the program, who they are targeting, why it is lawful, and why the rest of the world should in fact agree with what they are doing. in a moment i would be happy to get into the more of the legal details, but that is where we are right now. >> thanks, john. >> thanks, mike, and thank you very much to the bipartisan policy center for having this event and...
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. >> rose: we begin this evening in washington, today marks the 100th day of president obama's second term in office, this morning he held a conference at the white house and explained his stance on the use of chemicals weapons in syria. >> what we now have is evidence that chemical weapons have been used inside of syria, but we don't know how they were used, when they were used, who used them, we don't have a chain of custody that establishes what exactly happened, and when i am making decisions about america's national security and the potential for taking additional action in response to chemical weapon use, i have got to make sure i have got the facts. >> rose: and he condemned congress for stalling efforts to close guantanamo bay. >> i have asked my team to review everything that is currently being done in guantanamo, everything that we can do administratively and i am going to reengage in congress to try and make the case that this is not something that is in the best interests of the american people. the idea that we would still maintain forever a group of individuals who have
. >> rose: we begin this evening in washington, today marks the 100th day of president obama's second term in office, this morning he held a conference at the white house and explained his stance on the use of chemicals weapons in syria. >> what we now have is evidence that chemical weapons have been used inside of syria, but we don't know how they were used, when they were used, who used them, we don't have a chain of custody that establishes what exactly happened, and when i am...
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there seems to be mixed messages coming from the white house. syrian opposition members say they know of no plans to arm these syrian rebels on the ground but we are also hearing that president obama seemed to indicate in his press conference yesterday that the use of chemical weapons has not been explored enough and that it raises more questions really than it answers. >> what we now have is evidence that chemical weapons have been used inside of syria but we don't know how they were used, when they were used, who used them. we don't have a chain of custody that establishes what exactly happened. >> reporter: as the president spoke more video emerged online of people claiming to have been exposed to chemical weapons. as with all such claims thus far they are impossible to verify. that has not stopped panic from spreading inside syria where fears of a large scale chemical attack are growing. in a letter attained by margaret brennan, the leader of the free syrian army asked president obama for support from the u.s. in dealing with the threat of c
there seems to be mixed messages coming from the white house. syrian opposition members say they know of no plans to arm these syrian rebels on the ground but we are also hearing that president obama seemed to indicate in his press conference yesterday that the use of chemical weapons has not been explored enough and that it raises more questions really than it answers. >> what we now have is evidence that chemical weapons have been used inside of syria but we don't know how they were...
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the white house is very opposed. many police departments are opposed. if obama does that, if he says he will not enforce it, he will give the republicans and issue on which to criticize him. i think he is kind of stock. stuart: i know you have studied this very closely. i was just wondering if you could give us a timeframe. when do you think we will have fully legal, across the board, buy it where ever you want it, smoke it when you got it, a free go for it across the board, when do we arrived there? >> we are less good at forecasting the future. i kind of expected to happen in my lifetime. i do not think it is in five years or even ten years. stuart: i am inclined to disagree with you. >> i hope you are right. stuart: you are in favor of full legalization? >> oh, absolutely. i am in favor. i am not sure it will happen right away. stuart: is it full legalization at the federal and state level? >> yes. the total benefit if we fully legalize it at all levels of government. do you think the government should be interfering? stuart: did you factor in export
the white house is very opposed. many police departments are opposed. if obama does that, if he says he will not enforce it, he will give the republicans and issue on which to criticize him. i think he is kind of stock. stuart: i know you have studied this very closely. i was just wondering if you could give us a timeframe. when do you think we will have fully legal, across the board, buy it where ever you want it, smoke it when you got it, a free go for it across the board, when do we arrived...
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obama took note of a column by maureen dowd who criticized the white house for not deploying pitbull legislative aides to depict votes liking michael douglas did in the movie the american president. no one likes the world to be more like the american president than me. >> we don't know the difference. >> stephanie: exactly my point, jim. obama joked michael what's your secret? could it be you were an actor in an alan sorkin liberal fantasy? [ applause ] thank you. we talk to hot brie, melissa fitzgerald about this. some people go oh, why isn't it like the west wing? because it's not written by alan sorkin. republicans don't get their lines from alan sorkin. they're douche nozzles. 45 minutes after the hour. i'm in a state today. >> are you! you need some smelling salts and a fainting couch? >> stephanie: i haven't even gotten started on the plan b thing. 45 minutes after the hour. right back on "the stephanie miller show." >> this is the dirtiest show -- [ laughter ] >> i have ever been on in all of my life. >> announcer: it's "the stephanie miller show." his ability, is trying to lo
obama took note of a column by maureen dowd who criticized the white house for not deploying pitbull legislative aides to depict votes liking michael douglas did in the movie the american president. no one likes the world to be more like the american president than me. >> we don't know the difference. >> stephanie: exactly my point, jim. obama joked michael what's your secret? could it be you were an actor in an alan sorkin liberal fantasy? [ applause ] thank you. we talk to hot...
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[inaudible] president obama: hello, everybody. hello. good afternoon -- or good morning, everybody. i am here to answer questions in honor of ed henry, as he wraps up his tenure as president of the white house correspondents' association. ed, because of that, you get the first question. congratulations. >> thank you, sir. i really appreciate that. and i hope we can go back to business and being mad at each other in a little bit. president obama: i'm not mad at you. >> ok. thank you. i appreciate it. president obama: you may be mad at me. [laughter] >> i'm not. [laughter] a couple questions on national security. on syria, you said that the red line was not just about chemical weapons being used but being spread, and it was a game changer, seemed cut and dry. and now your administration seems to be suggesting that line is not clear. do you risk u.s. credibility if you don't take military action? and then on benghazi, there are some survivors of that terror attack who say they want to come forward and testify, some in your state department, and they say they've been blocked. will you a
[inaudible] president obama: hello, everybody. hello. good afternoon -- or good morning, everybody. i am here to answer questions in honor of ed henry, as he wraps up his tenure as president of the white house correspondents' association. ed, because of that, you get the first question. congratulations. >> thank you, sir. i really appreciate that. and i hope we can go back to business and being mad at each other in a little bit. president obama: i'm not mad at you. >> ok. thank you....
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santor 0 from buzz feed covers the white house for buzz feed. down at the whitehouse today, president obama, a series of meetings starting with the presidential -- with the daily briefing that he and the vice president get together every day this morning, it will be at 9:45 a.m. then the president will meet with his senior advisors in the oval. at 4:00 o'clock this afternoon the president and the vice president sat down with secretary of state john kerry and at 4 dole 30 -- i guess they figure john kerry won't have that much to talk about. seems syria may take a little bit more time when you at 4:30, the president and the vice president meet with secretary of treasury jack lew. jay carney will meet with us reporters at 12:40 for the daily white house briefing. at the take a certain vay evan mcmorris santorium from buzz feed coming up in the next hour here of the "full-court press." >> this is "the bill press show" show." >> a big good morning to you. welcome to the "full-court press" this wednesday morning, may 1st. great to see you today. thank
santor 0 from buzz feed covers the white house for buzz feed. down at the whitehouse today, president obama, a series of meetings starting with the presidential -- with the daily briefing that he and the vice president get together every day this morning, it will be at 9:45 a.m. then the president will meet with his senior advisors in the oval. at 4:00 o'clock this afternoon the president and the vice president sat down with secretary of state john kerry and at 4 dole 30 -- i guess they figure...
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president obama joked about the criticism of not working with republicans more. >> maureen dowd said i could solve all my problems if i were just more like michael douglas >>> good evening. from new york i'm chris hayes. thank you for joining us. truly amazing stuff to cover tonight. how wild conspiracies are causing an absolute gun frenzy in this country and how washington politicians are legitimizing them. and a state so out of control, citizens are willing to go to jail to protest the laws. you might remember this bit of comedy from the white house correspondents dinner on saturday night when president obama joked about the criticism of not working with republicans more. >> maureen dowd said i could solve all my problems if i were just more like michael douglas in "the american president." i know michael's here tonight. michael, what's your secret, man? could it be that you were an actor in an aaron sorkin liberal fantasy? some folks still don't think i spend enough time with congress. why don't you get a drink with mitch mcconnell, they ask. really? why don't you get a drink with
president obama joked about the criticism of not working with republicans more. >> maureen dowd said i could solve all my problems if i were just more like michael douglas >>> good evening. from new york i'm chris hayes. thank you for joining us. truly amazing stuff to cover tonight. how wild conspiracies are causing an absolute gun frenzy in this country and how washington politicians are legitimizing them. and a state so out of control, citizens are willing to go to jail to...
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. >> reporter: president obama joked and jabbed in the white house briefing room as he pressed the point that he's no lame duck and that he'll keep pushing his priority. >> we understand that we're in a divided government right now. republicans control the house of representatives. in the senate this habit of requiring 60 votes for even the most modest piece of legislation has gummed up the works there. despite that, i'm actually confident that there are a range of things we'll be able to get done. >> reporter: for instance he said he believes congress will approve sweeping immigration reform. and he insisted he hasn't given up on closing e prison at guantanamo, cuba, as he vowed to do in his first presidential campaign. >> i think it is critical for us to understand that guantanamo is not necessary to keep america safe. it is expensive. it is inefficient. it hurts us in terms of our international standings. it lessens cooperation with our allies on counterterrorism efforts. it is a recruitment tool for extremists. it needs to be closed. >> reporter: congress has balancinged at transferr
. >> reporter: president obama joked and jabbed in the white house briefing room as he pressed the point that he's no lame duck and that he'll keep pushing his priority. >> we understand that we're in a divided government right now. republicans control the house of representatives. in the senate this habit of requiring 60 votes for even the most modest piece of legislation has gummed up the works there. despite that, i'm actually confident that there are a range of things we'll be...
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mark matthews has the story from silicon valley and the white house. >> president and first lady spent the past two days bringing attention to national program to the hire returning veterans. yesterday michelle obama singled out cisco systems ceo for major contributor. >> i want to thank john chambers and everyone at cisco for their extraordinary leadership. >>reporter: what cisco did is create a computer program that translates a soldier military specialty that a civilian job description. >> whole point of the program is to really help to make that translation between your military experience an skills and civilian jobs and skills needed in the civil i don't know work force. >>reporter: skoys democrat stated how veteran can enter in military code for his or her specialty and up will come list of civilian job and seniority indication or licenses that are required and steps on how to get any additional training. hewlett-packard and/or kill among the high tech company offering training along with cisco. >> makes it very easy to translate your military experience to civilian jobs that are
mark matthews has the story from silicon valley and the white house. >> president and first lady spent the past two days bringing attention to national program to the hire returning veterans. yesterday michelle obama singled out cisco systems ceo for major contributor. >> i want to thank john chambers and everyone at cisco for their extraordinary leadership. >>reporter: what cisco did is create a computer program that translates a soldier military specialty that a civilian job...
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president obama joked about the criticism of not working with republicans more. >> maureen dowd said i could solve all my problems if i were just more like michael douglas in "the american president." i know michael's here tonight. michael, what's your secret, man? could it be that you were an actor in an aaron sorkin liberal fantasy? some folks still don't think i spend enough time with congress. why don't you get a drink with mitch mcconnell, they ask. really? why don't you get a drink with mitch mcconnell. >> today the president sent washington reporters scrambling with the surprise announcement of a press conference, his first since march and took a more serious tone, though the theme was familiar, repeatedly asked about the first hundred days of his second term and his failure to avert the sequester or passing a gun bill, the president disabued reporters that he has some sort of magic power that he refuses to use that will alter public behavior. >> you seem to suggest somehow these folks over there have no responsibilities and that my job is to somehow get them to behave. that's
president obama joked about the criticism of not working with republicans more. >> maureen dowd said i could solve all my problems if i were just more like michael douglas in "the american president." i know michael's here tonight. michael, what's your secret, man? could it be that you were an actor in an aaron sorkin liberal fantasy? some folks still don't think i spend enough time with congress. why don't you get a drink with mitch mcconnell, they ask. really? why don't you...
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we begin with the accusations that someone inside the obama white house is threatening employees of the state department and cia who want to gives -- a share critical information about the benghazi terrorist attacks with congress. fox news chief osman correspondent james rose and has our report. >> the state department pushed back against charges monday alleging that whistle-blower suit were preparing to cooperate with congressional investigators have faced threats and intimidation from their superiors. >> we have to follow this issue and the politicize it. the american people deserve answers. i am determined that this will be in accountable. >> the state department would never tolerate or sanction retaliation against civilians on any issue, including this one. that is an obligation we take very seriously. >> reporter: president obama profess to be unaware by longstanding efforts to question survivors from the benghazi attacks of september 11th in which terrorists killed a u.s. ambassador to libya and three other americans. >> and not familiar with this notion that anybody has been bloc
we begin with the accusations that someone inside the obama white house is threatening employees of the state department and cia who want to gives -- a share critical information about the benghazi terrorist attacks with congress. fox news chief osman correspondent james rose and has our report. >> the state department pushed back against charges monday alleging that whistle-blower suit were preparing to cooperate with congressional investigators have faced threats and intimidation from...
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but the pentagon did tell the white house it would take 75,000 troops to secure those weapons. >> let's bring in aaron david miller miller distinguished scholar at the wilson center. >>> was it a mistake for president obama to draw a red line like this? >> you're a president. you're asked over the course of the last year what happens if syrians deploy chemical weapons. you're going to say something cig niche cant. use the word game-changer. use the word red line. the problem is it turned pink very quickly. if the gap between rhetoric and action is so large that it swallows up with remains of american credibility, the president has a significant problem. and, second the reality is asaad has introduced these weapons incrementally. even surface-to-surface missiles. now he's doing precisely the same thing with cw. >> what is cw? >> chemical weapons. >> chemical weapons. >> okay. >> sorry. >>> in an effort to impose some kind of cost. we're coming out of the two longest wars in american history where the standard for victory was never could we win, but when could we leave? and the idea of ge
but the pentagon did tell the white house it would take 75,000 troops to secure those weapons. >> let's bring in aaron david miller miller distinguished scholar at the wilson center. >>> was it a mistake for president obama to draw a red line like this? >> you're a president. you're asked over the course of the last year what happens if syrians deploy chemical weapons. you're going to say something cig niche cant. use the word game-changer. use the word red line. the...
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he's at the white house now. bill? >> reporter: scott, when barack obama was running for president in 2008, he vowed to close the u.s. prison in guantanamo bay cuba, a promise he did not keep. today he blamed congress. and with many of the prisoners there on that hunger strike that you mentioned, he said he'd try again. >> is it any surprise really that they would prefer death rather than have no end in sight to their confinement? >> it is not a surprise to me that we have problems in guantanamo. it is expensive. it is inefficient. it hurts us in terms of our international standing. it lessens cooperation with our allies on counter-terrorism efforts. it is a recruitment tool for extremists. it needs to be closed. i'm going to go back at this and i'm going to reengage with congress to try to make the case that this is not something that is in the best interest of the american people. >> meanwhile you continue to force feed these folks. >> i don't want these individuals to die. obviously the pentagon is trying to manage
he's at the white house now. bill? >> reporter: scott, when barack obama was running for president in 2008, he vowed to close the u.s. prison in guantanamo bay cuba, a promise he did not keep. today he blamed congress. and with many of the prisoners there on that hunger strike that you mentioned, he said he'd try again. >> is it any surprise really that they would prefer death rather than have no end in sight to their confinement? >> it is not a surprise to me that we have...
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after that, today is news conference with president obama. in a conversation with supreme court justice terrence -- clarence thomas. she was invalid when she arrived at the white house. people think she did not participate much. that is not true preaching was very involved. she had a bedroom right across from the office. she was always able to hear what was going on. she was very active. she went in to the newspapers, brought different views to the president. she was the grandmother of the house, as well as taking care of her grandchildren. >> a conversation on eliza johnson is available on our website. tune in monday for our next program on julia grant. , a discussion on u.s. intelligence and counterterrorism efforts. we will hear from former deputy national security advisor, who served under resident bush. -- president bush. >> good morning everyone. datesolvement with adl back to the early 1980s, when i was exposed to the leak and its by the national chair. 's appeal has been twofold. its people, and its mission. i have the utmost respect
after that, today is news conference with president obama. in a conversation with supreme court justice terrence -- clarence thomas. she was invalid when she arrived at the white house. people think she did not participate much. that is not true preaching was very involved. she had a bedroom right across from the office. she was always able to hear what was going on. she was very active. she went in to the newspapers, brought different views to the president. she was the grandmother of the...
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in the east room of the white house today. the program going for hiring and training, nearly tripling the original goal and againer yaited pledges to hire, or train another 435,000 over next five years but mr. obama wants tp companies to step up to keep up with the nearly one million service member that's will become civilians in coming years. east bay companies are doing their part. they have helped 100,000 vet transget hired. employers say they look for personnel because they tend off strong leadership skills. >> there are some management positions and i think there would be some skills they already, you know bring with that. having been in the military. >> the job fair also included work shops and resume writing and how vets can sell skills they learned as skills that employers want. >> amanda knox's memoir hits store shelves today. she intok to diane sawer about the case in her book "waiting to be heard". the seattle native convict ntd 2007 murder of her roommate. she spent four years in prison before an appeals court set
in the east room of the white house today. the program going for hiring and training, nearly tripling the original goal and againer yaited pledges to hire, or train another 435,000 over next five years but mr. obama wants tp companies to step up to keep up with the nearly one million service member that's will become civilians in coming years. east bay companies are doing their part. they have helped 100,000 vet transget hired. employers say they look for personnel because they tend off strong...
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spoke with white house reporters and he said that the crisis in syria is growing hig knowledge the fact that chemical weapons might be being used in syria but he doesn't know by whom so let's listen to what president obama said and then we'll talk about it. well we now have evidence that chemical weapons have been used inside of syria but we don't know. how they were used when they were used who used them we don't have a chain of custody but establishes what exactly happened and when i am making decisions about america's national security and attentional for taking additional action. in response to chemical weapon use i've got to make sure i've got the facts he wants to make sure he has the facts now this is something that a lot of people who are there president bush didn't do before entering iraq with the weapons of mass destruction is it fair to compare syria with iraq the weapons of mass destruction with the alleged chemical use i think i think it is it's get all the information and after we've gotten all the information let's look at our military interventions in the past i suggest
spoke with white house reporters and he said that the crisis in syria is growing hig knowledge the fact that chemical weapons might be being used in syria but he doesn't know by whom so let's listen to what president obama said and then we'll talk about it. well we now have evidence that chemical weapons have been used inside of syria but we don't know. how they were used when they were used who used them we don't have a chain of custody but establishes what exactly happened and when i am...
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president obama held a news conference earlier today at the white house marking the 100th day of the second term in office. he was discussed a group of issues including the use of chemical weapons in syria, the investigation to the boston marathon bombings. here's part of the comments about automatic spending cuts. >> you will recall that, you know, even as repeatedly as my campaign republicans were saying sequester is table. it was a disaster. it's going ruin or military, be disasterrous for the economy. we have to do something about it. then when it was determined that doing something about it might mean that we close tax loophole for the wealthy and well connected, suddenly we'll take the sequester. and the notion was somehow that we had exaggerated the effect of the sequester. remember? the president's crying wolf. he's chicken little. the sequester is no problem. then in rapid succession, suddenly white house tours was terrible. how can we let it happen? we have to fix that, and most recently, what are they doing coabout potential delay with airports? so despite the fact that a
president obama held a news conference earlier today at the white house marking the 100th day of the second term in office. he was discussed a group of issues including the use of chemical weapons in syria, the investigation to the boston marathon bombings. here's part of the comments about automatic spending cuts. >> you will recall that, you know, even as repeatedly as my campaign republicans were saying sequester is table. it was a disaster. it's going ruin or military, be disasterrous...
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. >>> president obama gives a no nonsense news conference over at the white house. coming up the question though that made the president say and i'm quoting him now, maybe i should just go, just pack up and go home. >> i'm here to answer questions. mr. clean magic eraser extra power was three times faster on permanent marker. elsewhere against dirt, it was a sweep, with scuffed sports equipment... had it coming. grungy phones... oh! super dirty! and grimy car rims... wow! that...
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since september, 2010, closing gitmo, a promise president obama made in his first presidential campaign and has failed to keep. is the president ready for round two? >> i'm going to go back at this. i've asked my team to review everything that's currently being done in guantanamo, everything that we can do administratively, and i'm going to re-engage with congress to try to make the case that this is not something that's in the best interests of the american people. >> and what are we hearing about guantanamo? hunger strikes, accusations of torture, just what's happening to the 166 prisoners still there? well, now we're getting an inside look thanks to one prisoner who has been there since 2002. his memoirs have been declassified by the u.s. government and today were printed by slate.com. i'm joined now by our politics and foreign affairs editor william dobson. thanks so much for joining us. i want to read part of what he wrote in his memoirs when he first arrived in gitmo. quote, i considered the arrival to cuba a blessing. i wrongly believed that the worst was over and cared less abou
since september, 2010, closing gitmo, a promise president obama made in his first presidential campaign and has failed to keep. is the president ready for round two? >> i'm going to go back at this. i've asked my team to review everything that's currently being done in guantanamo, everything that we can do administratively, and i'm going to re-engage with congress to try to make the case that this is not something that's in the best interests of the american people. >> and what are...
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should be asked about it the next time they're all boarding at their little white house correspondents dinner part of the problem yes well the problem media journalists are hanging out with the powerful their kids go to school together there they go to supersoaker fights at george joe biden's house on the weekends journalist shouldn't be having super soaker fights with joe biden that is you know it is mansion in washington d.c. they should be having journalistic fights where they're demanding answers from the powerful and we need a media culture that says we are not friends of those who were reported on we are people who are going to do our job and that is to provide information that's actionable intelligence for ordinary folks in this country to make decisions on what they think is right and wrong in terms of the policies of the government. and i have to bring in rand paul's filibuster of course as important as the issue was he never once mentioned people who were not on americans you know killed in this way i mean how much is thinking in terms of of nation states this jean-louis take
should be asked about it the next time they're all boarding at their little white house correspondents dinner part of the problem yes well the problem media journalists are hanging out with the powerful their kids go to school together there they go to supersoaker fights at george joe biden's house on the weekends journalist shouldn't be having super soaker fights with joe biden that is you know it is mansion in washington d.c. they should be having journalistic fights where they're demanding...
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we're live at the white house with the latest. first as we do every day at this time, let's take a look. we went out and asked people a simple question: how old is the oldest person you've known? we gave people a sticker and had them show us. we learned a lot of us have known someone who's lived well into their 90s. and that's a great thing. but even though we're living longer, o thing that hasn't changed: the official retirement age. ♪ the question is how do you make sure you have the money you need to enjoy all of these years. ♪ dennis: let's look at the key index there. we're 15 stocks in the dow up, 15 down. tech looking good. at&t, verizon, pfizer down. they've had a disappointing earnings. now 15 after. as we do every 15 minutes, let's go to stacks now and nicole at the new york stock exchange and a look at u.s. steel. >> there's a lot of stocks to take a look at, at this time. one is easy to take a look at, u.s. steel. down 1 1/2% today after their quarterly numbers. they had a first quarter loss compared with the year
we're live at the white house with the latest. first as we do every day at this time, let's take a look. we went out and asked people a simple question: how old is the oldest person you've known? we gave people a sticker and had them show us. we learned a lot of us have known someone who's lived well into their 90s. and that's a great thing. but even though we're living longer, o thing that hasn't changed: the official retirement age. ♪ the question is how do you make sure you have the money...